The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-04
THE LAST LECTURE.
OF BISHOP KAHN ON REDEMPTION
Delivered at the Cathedral Yesterday After,
noon-Iie Takes Occasion to Deny Re.
port that lie Had Said No Protestant
Could be Saved-lIis Argument.

Could be Saved-IIis Argument.
Bishop Kahn closed bis series Of Lenten
lectures on the above subject Last evening.
The congregation WAS large. The drill. o!
these lectures has been 10 explain the
Losses incurred by the human race In the
fall OF Adam and the rsparation OF these
losses by the Divine Rsdeemer, Christ
Jesus. After having shown, in the frat
and second lectures, the nature and effects
Of original sin, and mans complete restor.
alton to the privileges Of his unlallen state
through the redemption Of Christ, the
Bishop discussed the means appointed to
make known and apply thst purchased re.
demptlon.
"How are We To know with absolute cor.
tainty all the sacred truths revealed by
God? and how are the atoning and sancti.
flying merits Of Christ to reach our souls ~
were questions which the Bishop dwelt on
at considerable length. Ho argued that
Christ instituted church for the two
fold purpose OF teaching all the doctrines
OF revelation and OF ministering to men the
graces oil redemption. He next produced
an array OF arguments both direct and in.
direct to prove that the church 90 insti.
tuted Is none other than the Roman Catho.
lie church.
HIR ARGUMENT AGAINST PRoTEsTANIsM.
In his last lecture ha took the ground
that the theological system devised by the
Reformors and admitted to-day by their
followers, Is antagonis!ic to true Re.
demption as taught by the Holy Scrip.
lures. His argument, which was quite
lengthy, may be summed up as follows:
First-To believe in Christ and trust in
His redemption, We must DO certain who
He is and what lie taught. This certainty,
the system OF private Judgment cannot
give. The trinitarian believes Him to be
God, because he thinks the Bible teaches
His Divinity. The unitarian Bess in Him
mere man, because he thinks the Bible
80 teaches. But II any doctrine Is essen
tisl in the faith Of christians, surely the
Divinity oil Christ ia. Without IN in
isllible interpreter Of Scripture, that and
kindred doctrines can DO only matter of
opinion, not OF certainty. A system
which leaves Its followers In doubt about
the revelations made by God, cannot be
true.
seconl-Nothing is so clca, in Scrip.
lures as the authority given by Christ to
His church, to teach, and consequently
the imperative obligation OF hearing that
teaching church. The Bible gays he that
refuses 10 hssr the church, refuses to hear
Christ; is no Christian; shall DO damned.
This delegssed authority to teach and the
ccnsaquon: duty OF submitting to the del.
cgated teacher, Professionalism does and
must logically deny. But this denial is
In manifest contradiction to tho Bible.
THE REASON ulvEN NY THE REroRAERs.
Third-The only apparent plea alleged
by the Reformers for their separation
from the communion Of the Roman
church, was that that church had cor
rupted the pure doctrines Of Holy Scrip
ture. But who. is a competent Judge OF
such question: and 10 it not possible
thst the up.holders OF that plea may have
been influenced by some human, temper
al consideration in putting it forward 2
Did they prove their divine commission
10 reform the church, by miracles, by ex-
traordinary holiness Of lifo, etc.. Is not
the theory Of each man his own Judge OF
revelation, at the bottom Of the vide
spread intldelity Of our day, especially in
the cradle Of the Rsformation-Germany ?
Fourth-The Bible contains the clearess
and strongest proofs OF Christ'a promises
that His church shonld never teach errou-
eous doctrines; hence when she iacharged
with corrupting tho doctrines Of salvation,
the truth or fs!sity OF the accusation re.
solves itself into question OF veracity be-
tween Christ and these accusers. Catho-
lies show decided preference for beliey-
ing the word Of Christ rather than that OF
any man whatever.
Fi(th-The Catholic Church tesches
that Gin is not ouly forgiven, but washed
away by the blood OF the Redeemer; Pro-
iestnntism only closks it over and hides
the sinner yilenesa from the eyes Of God. |
This Is only semblance OF redemption. |
Si1th-The Catholic Church teaches |
that Gods image stamped on Adam, was
a pure gif! OF Code bounty. Protestant. |
Ism teaches that it WIS en- essential and |
integral part Of human nature, and draws |
the logical inference that mau, by the fall, |
was utterly corrupted-totally depraved. |
Hence Luthers theory, subversive OF all |
morality, that man is no longer free. All
this 10 contrary 10 reason and 10 scripture,
and has led many bright intellect to a |
total remuneration Of christianity.
RESTORED By REDEMPTION.
seventh-The Catholic church teaches
that the Redeemer restores tho defaced |
image OF God ind makes man once more
a child OF God and heir Of Heaven. Prot
estantism leaves all the ioulness OF sin
still on the soul and denies that silly real
holiness 10 impaired. The justified elmer
is only reputed just; but is not really Just,
Or holy. The Catholic church repudiates
such q mockery OF redemption, and do.
,lares that the justified aoul sic not only
,sl!cd, but is the soil oil God" and there
ore "joint.heir with Christ"
Eighth-The justified soul, Gays the
Catholic church, being vitality united TO
Christ and His living member, can do
~orhu merltorious OF reward. She may
truly say: ~ live, now not !, but Christ
iveth in mo-" All this beautiful and con-
'oiing doctrine, the Protestant system OF
mere imputed, external righteousness
must deny. According to it's dreary teach.
ngp, there is no moral change effected by
ustiGcation-no ciGsEsing awGy oil sin
40 re.imprlntlng OF the image Of God-ao
rue regeneration.
Ninth-As q consequence OF the barren
system OF the reformers, tho faGraments
must disappear. Following the plain
eachinGs Of Holy Writ and the traditions
II apostolic times, the Catholic church as.
'rlbes.to baptism new birth-a real re.